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galtonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gal-ton-ism
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eugenics scheme advocated by Francis Galton (1822–1911).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Galton + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Galtonian

Questions

What does galtonism mean?
The eugenics scheme advocated by Francis Galton (1822–1911).
Where does galtonism come from?
From Galton + -ism.

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